Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-14
WHO SAID CORY SEASON :"
More Rain Here and Heavy Storm II
the Mountains.

1iAOI q hCIC anu a AASNA'S
the Mountains.
With ten successive days and nights OF
rain. and only thirty more to tie the record,
and every indication that the "preclplta-
ton" is doing just about as it likes, with
out any superintendent on the part OF the
clerk of the weather. it probable that
the individual who prophesied that this
was going to be a year of drought is thor
oughly ashamed of himself, and that those
members of the farming community who
believed him, and became sick at heart In
consequence, are by this time anxious to
have a little more sunshine In their
weather. While in Sacramento and vicin-
ity the rain fell yesterday something after
the manner of spring showers, with
CLEAN of sunshine between them, the
railroad men on 1.-THE hilp' were having
rough time. In fact yesterday was the
stormiest day experienced there for several
years, snow falling freely, and the high
wind prevailing causing it to blow about
blindingly, and form immense drifts The
snow-plows were kept running, but one OF
them got off the track near Blue Canyon
yesterday morning, and it took several
hours work to get it in running order again,
n
for lost time. Not long afterwards it got
off the track again, and it was late
last night before it was again in
service. The snow fell down the side
of the hill almost to Auburn. Near the
Summit there is said to be depth of II or
Is feet of it. In order that the plows
might work TO advantage in throwing the
snow from the track, a large force of men
was employed to shovel it from the sides OF
the entertainments, and thus make room
for the plows to toss up new lot A dis
patch was sent TO Sacramento for men, and
81 were dispatched to Blue Canyon by
special train. More would have been hired
if they could have been found.
On the California and Oregon Railroad
there has been considerable snow and rain.
There is said to be depth of three feet of
snow near McCloud, and larger quantity
further north. The pillow manages to keep
the track tolerably clear of snow, but earth
and snow-slides have made much trouble.
The weather up there was not as severe
yesterday as on the hill"
Sergeant Barwick reports that the rainfall
in Sacramento yesterday, according to the
Signal Service reports, was 81 of an inch,
making 504 inches for February and 926
for the season, distributed as follows: Oc-
tober, .6S OF an inch; November, 81 of an
inch December, 2.21 inches; January,
1.12 inches, and February Ito o'clock last
night, 5.04 inches, making 9.26 inches for
the season, as against 2427 inches to an
equal date last year. The wind for Friday,
Saturday and yesterday has been brisk
and high, from the south and southeast,
with fluctuating barometer, having a
downward tendency. The wind reached a
maximum velocity of % miles on Friday,
26 Saturday and "a yesterday. The high
est and lowest temperature Saturday and nd
yesterday was SO and 47o, and 510 and 430
respectively, with showery weather. The
rainfall for February was distributed as
follows: On the 4th, 1.73 inches; 9Th, LIB
inches; eth, 20 of an inch Sth, 80 of an
inch 9th, II of an inch; 10th, 10 of an
inch; 18th, 90 of an inch; 18th, Al of an
inch 18th, 81 of an inch. Total 5.04
inches